Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey 2006. e-ISBN 1-59259-946-X
The Forensic Laboratory Handbook: Procedures and Practice was written for the purpose of separating fiction from reality by demonstrating the real-life practices of forensic laboratories.
The work performed by forensic scientists in the field, forensic laboratories, medical examiners offices, and private companies is often critical to the proper functioning of the justice system and regulatory bodies. Forensic analysis has provided fresh information in cold cases, served to identify the last
descendants of the Russian imperial family, and exonerated the wrongfully convicted. This is not to say that the original analyses were flawed, but rather that new technology provides more and better information.
Where would society be without the analysis and comparison of fingerprints, bullets, DNA, and handwriting? The identification of drugs, flammables, bones, and explosives is often central to a case. Newer applications of technologies are used in investigating cyber crime, bite marks, and the reconstruction of a crime scene or a face from a skull.
With such an important place in the justice system, the integrity of scientific information is crucial. The ethical analysis of evidence must be a given constant. The exchange of new technology and open access to scientific information assists others in understanding, and possibly implementing, new procedures
The Forensic Laboratory Handbook: Procedures and Practice was written for the purpose of separating fiction from reality by demonstrating the real-life practices of forensic laboratories.
The work performed by forensic scientists in the field, forensic laboratories, medical examiners offices, and private companies is often critical to the proper functioning of the justice system and regulatory bodies. Forensic analysis has provided fresh information in cold cases, served to identify the last
descendants of the Russian imperial family, and exonerated the wrongfully convicted. This is not to say that the original analyses were flawed, but rather that new technology provides more and better information.
Where would society be without the analysis and comparison of fingerprints, bullets, DNA, and handwriting? The identification of drugs, flammables, bones, and explosives is often central to a case. Newer applications of technologies are used in investigating cyber crime, bite marks, and the reconstruction of a crime scene or a face from a skull.
With such an important place in the justice system, the integrity of scientific information is crucial. The ethical analysis of evidence must be a given constant. The exchange of new technology and open access to scientific information assists others in understanding, and possibly implementing, new procedures